MPA Rewarded for Green Practices
By Aiswarya Lakshmi
Thursday, August 27, 2015
The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) clinched top honours at this year's Singapore Environmental Achievement Awards.
MPA has won two of the three titles given to the sector, including the overall Outstanding Singapore Environmental Achievement Award. It was also named joint-winner for the public sector category together with the Nanyang Technological University.
At an event organised by the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) on Wednesday, (Aug 26) MPA was presented the Outstanding Singapore Environmental Achievement Award.
The green awards were launched in 1997 to inspire local commitment to corporate best practices in the environment.
MPA launched the Maritime Singapore Green Initiative in 2011 with an investment of S$100 million.
The office drives programmes such as Maritime Singapore Green Initiative, which encourages the shipping community to adopt eco-friendly ship designs and technologies, use cleaner fuels and better manage their operations.
The initiative includes its Green Ship Programme, which gives owners of Singapore-flagged ships incentives to adopt energy-efficient ship designs that reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.
At MPA's piers and facilities, energy-efficient lighting and solar panels have also been installed and recycling practices introduced.